Not showing vulnerability to others because we are afraid it will make us look weak, but when we see other people being vulnerable we think they are strong.
- Maybe there is scientific data behind the why.
- The brain could be playing a trick on you.
- Why is it that we can’t be vulnerable to others at times?
- It dominates one gender more than the other. Men are more likely to not be vulnerable in front of others.
- Why is it that crying represent vulnerability.
- The most reactions people get for vulnerability is sympathy but what if a opposite reaction was given such as ridicule or mock.
- Does it stem from childhood or is are we just born with this trait.
- There are different types of cries. Why is it that we immediately think of sadness when we see someone crying.
I love the TOPIC, LoveMe5, and it may not surprise you to know that in a previous semester a student and I spent many weeks developing a paper along these very lines.
We did not investigate the “shame” factor of expressing vulnerability. If you want to explore that, I’ll be happy to work the vein with you.
But as for “types of tears,” you’ll find this paper a fascinating introduction to the work that can be accomplished in the time allotted to a Comp 2 term.
Start where this paper ends—or dive deeper into one of the “tear types”—if the idea intrigues you.
https://counterintuitive.blog/2024/04/14/research-paper-ilovebees/